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McGuinty Government
investment benefits Township of North Huron through Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
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August 15, 2007
North Huron Museum Accessible to All Community Members Thanks
to an OTF Grant
WINGHAM – Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell was at the North Huron Museum
on Wednesday, August 15, to announce a $14,400 Ontario Trillium
Foundation grant by the McGuinty Government for help make the museum
accessible to all residents of the community.
“This is wonderful news for the residents of Wingham and its surrounding
areas,” said MPP Mitchell. “Preserving the institutions that help define
our communities is a very important part of respecting the past while
looking towards the future”
Awarded in March, the grant will help North Huron to build an
accessibility ramp making the Museum’s first floor fully accessible to
all residents of the community.
This project will help to further build the capacity of this museum to
attract new participants and increase income potential with the ability
to accommodate seniors from local seniors homes and bus tour groups.
The ramp is the first stage in making the building accessible. The next
stage is the installation of an elevator which will reach all four
floors making the second floor galleries and the Barn Dance Museum in
the basement accessible to the public. Community support for this
project includes $10,000 contribution from the Old Boys’ and Girls’
Reunion in 2004 and commitment from the Township of North Huron to cover
costs of capital improvements to the building’s interior.
“This historical building is a significant landmark in North Huron and
now with the assistance of the Ontario Trillium Foundation it will now
be accessible to all North Huron residents and visitors to our
community” says North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent.
The North Huron Museum, formerly known as the Wingham Museum, has a
mandate to collect, interpret and display North Huron artifacts for
residents to learn their own past and for the wider public to learn
about the history of this area. The museum currently employs 25
volunteers, 1 full-time and 1 part-time staff.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of
Ontario. For 25 years, it has supported the growth and vitality of
communities across the province. OTF continues to strengthen the
capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based
initiatives. For more information, please visit
www.trilliumfoundation.org.
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For more information, please contact:
Carol Mitchell, MPP
Huron-Bruce
519-482-5630 |
